Author: Rachel Stoler

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/08/nx-s1-5562559/the-root-ashley-allison-black-media

Black-owned media outlets are grappling with the same financial headwinds affecting much of journalism — including declining ad revenue, uncertain digital business models and the challenge of connecting with audiences through video. But their obstacles are also distinct.

While Black Americans are among the country’s most engaged news consumers, they make up a smaller share of the U.S. population and often have less disposable income to spend on media subscriptions.

Those pressures have pushed several Black-owned outlets to scale back, fold or reinvent themselves. Yet the appetite for journalism that captures the full scope of Black life in America is still there. Ashley Allison hopes to reimagine that space.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12184078/bio

Charismatic, stylish and talented – Aaron Camper is a singer/songwriter who is traveling the world, capturing the hearts of fans along the way. Having shared stages with major acts like Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown and Jill Scott, Aaron has honed his craft as a dynamic performer. As a writer, he has worked with a myriad of artists like David Guetta, Diddy and Robin Thicke to name a few. His work has landed on grammy-nominated projects and given him opportunities young artists dream of but it’s his solo artistry and musicianship that sets him apart from the rest. The makings of a big star from a small town, Aaron grew up in Salisbury, MD. the son of a preacher and has been around music all his life, evident in his ability to not only sing and write but to also play guitar and drums. Influenced by artists like NERD, Phil Collins, D’Angelo, Kashif and many others, Aaron set the course to become a well-rounded artist and performer.

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/21/807158371/chris-dave-and-the-drumhedz-tiny-desk-concert

Chris Dave is reasonably described as your favorite drummer’s favorite drummer, or better yet, your favorite musician’s favorite drummer. As a veteran session artist in the music industry, he’s recorded and written with everyone from D’Angelo to Adele. The Houston native leads the Drumhedz behind a trap set, with his unorthodox, stacked crash cymbals and percussive toys.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Dave

Chris “Daddy” Dave is a drummer, composer, and bandleader from Houston, Texas. He attended Howard University. He is a drummer in jazz, gospel, hip hop, noted for his extremely virtuosic sticking technique and ability to play with a high degree of syncopation. He performed professionally as a gospel drummer with the Winans, before being introduced to jazz audiences nationally through his association with the accomplished alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett. He performed on Kenny Garrett’s album Standard of Language, before joining the Robert Glasper Experiment and performing on Adele’s Grammy Award winning album, 21. He also recorded on D’Angelo‘s album Black Messiah, and joined the band for the world tour.^[1]

https://explorers.nationalgeographic.org/directory/cameron-oglesby

Cameron Oglesby (she/her) is an environmental justice advocate, oral historian, and award-winning journalist who is dedicated to re-centering the voices, narratives, and knowledge of historically disinvested communities. She was named a National Geographic Young Explorer in 2024. Oglesby has spent the last seven years in North Carolina working with university and community leaders to establish climate education initiatives, leverage institutional power to foster community partnerships, and report on the intersection of environmental racism, infrastructure and policy, and land and agriculture. Her reporting has appeared in The Nation, Grist, Atmos Magazine, Southerly, Yale Climate Connections, and more, and her organizing and storytelling work has been featured by the Southern Environmental Law Center’s Broken Ground podcast and NC WUNC’s The Broadside podcast.

https://celebrate-creativity.com/about-lisa

For as long as I can remember, I’ve enjoyed using my hands and heart to create beautiful things for friends and loved ones.  I’m Lisa Tutman-Oglesby and if you’ve spent any amount of time on this blog, you can see I’m pretty hooked on creativity.  I always have been.  I delight in the simple rewards that come from taking raw materials, applying a little elbow grease and imagination and making something wonderfully unexpected. I’ll bet you’re the same way.

As you explore Celebrate Creativity, you’ll notice I’m pretty passionate about many things including (but not limited to) yummy recipes, sewing, gardening, decorating and photography (just to name a few interests).

https://www.benjaminaebuehi.com/about

Born and raised in South London, Benjamina has always had a sweet tooth and a fascination for all things baking related. She appeared on the seventh series of The Great British Bake Off in 2016 and finished as a quarter finalist, being praised for her approachable and creative recipes with unique flavour profiles. After taking part in the show, Benjamina entered the food world full time and now works as a food stylist, writer and content creator.

https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/10/06/g-s1-91435/virus-marburg-deadly-disease-rwanda

Tsion Firew had just finished running a first aid training when she glanced down at her phone — and then looked up confused.

The message she saw was about a colleague Firew had worked with a few days earlier in the emergency department at King Faisal Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda. “She’s very young, full of energy, one of the smartest nurses I’ve ever worked with,” recalls Firew, who is chair of emergency medicine at Africa Health Sciences University in Rwanda.

Robert Pierce has been practicing urban agriculture in Wisconsin for nearly four decades. During that time, he began growing
and providing organic produce to local communities on Madison’s south side.
In the last few decades, Pierce founded the essential Half-the-Forty-Acres Farm, which he still directs and operates. He has
also continued to spread the benefits of his expertise as the market manager of South Madison Farmers in addition to his
position as executive director of Neighborhood Food Solutions. Pierce said his desire to grow and distribute organic produce
was cultivated by not only his personal health needs, but out of recognition that
certain communities often lack access to affordable, natural, high-quality food.
He touched upon that in the following interview with Safe Wisconsin Produce
(SWP):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kmele_Foster

Kmele Foster (born October 31, 1980) is an American telecommunications entrepreneur and political commentator.^[1][2] He is co-founder and vice president of the telecommunications consultancy TelcoIQ^[3] and is currently a co-host of the podcast The Fifth Column.^[4]

Lubiana is a a female singer, songwriter, and musician. Originally from Belgian, Lubiana’s roots are in Cameroon, in Central Africa. She has become one of the few women playing a male traditional music instrument, Kora.